In this silent horror classic, aspiring young opera singer
Christine Daaé (Mary Philbin) discovers that she has a mysterious
admirer intent on helping her become a lead performer. This enigmatic
masked presence is Erik, also known as the Phantom (Lon Chaney), a
horribly disfigured recluse who lives underneath the
Paris Opera House. When the Phantom takes Christine prisoner and demands
her devotion and affection, her suitor, Vicomte Raoul de Chagny (Norman
Kerry), sets out to rescue her.
From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the
brooding Phantom (Gerard Butler) schemes to get closer to vocalist
Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum). The Phantom, wearing a mask to hide a
congenital disfigurement, strong-arms management into giving the budding
starlet key roles, but Christine instead falls for
arts benefactor Raoul (Patrick Wilson). Terrified at the notion of her
absence, the Phantom enacts a plan to keep Christine by his side, while
Raoul tries to foil the scheme.
